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§34.3.  Battery of a school teacher

A.(1)  Battery of a school teacher is a battery committed without the consent of the victim when the offender has reasonable grounds to believe the victim is a school teacher acting in the performance of employment duties.

(2)  For purposes of this Section, "school teacher" shall include any teacher or instructor, administrator, staff person, or employee of any public or private elementary, secondary, vocational-technical training, special, or post-secondary school or institution.

B.  Whoever commits the crime of battery of a school teacher shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not less than fifteen days nor more than six months.  At least seventy-two hours of the sentence imposed shall be imposed without benefit of suspension of sentence.

Acts 1985, No. 871, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 44, §1; Acts 1999, No. 936, §1.